419 scam: "Dr.George Allen" <drgeorallmllm@gmail.com> From Dr.George Allen

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.George Allen" <drgeorallmllm@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drgeorallmllm@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:39:58 +0100
Subject: From Dr.George Allen

Dear Friend,

I am Dr.George Allen from Harlesden North West London.Here in England i
work with UBS Investment Bank London,I am writing you about a business
proposal that will be of immense and mutual benefit for both of us.It
might interest you to know that in my department, Global Asset
Management being the head of Operational I discovered a large Sum of
18.5million (Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds
Sterling) in an account that Belongs to one of our late foreign customer
an Investor Guarch Vivian that was involved in a plane crash.

However, the choice of contacting you is aroused from the region of
where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the deal and the
confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of the
relatives to come-up for the claim without success over the year.I seek
your consent to present you as the next of kin/Beneficiary to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account can be paid and
transferred to your bank account as you as the named next of
kin/beneficiary.I would like to invest part of share in your country,
and need your advice toward the area of business i can invest my share.

.

please send me the following information below

1.Full Name:
2.Resident Address:
3.Direct Mobile Number:
4.Fax Number.

Best regards,
Dr.George Allen

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